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A.1.4: Pre-Writing T-Chart for Benefits of Classroom-Library Collaboration to Students and Classroom Teachers


Contributions:
  • Deanne May
  • Kara Johnson
Benefits for Students
 Benefits for Teachers
"Through collaborative teaching, educators develop a common language, a common set of practices, and channels for communication that can increase student learning and help the entire school community better serve the academic and social needs of students and families" (Moreillon, 6).
 "When educators co-plan, co-implement, and co-assess lessons and units of instruction, they cannot help but talk about practice, share craft knowledge, observe one another teaching, and root for one another’s success" (Moreillon, 6).
When educators collaborate for instruction they not only teach the skills of critical thinking, problem solving, collaborating, communication, ad information and media literacy, but they model them as well, and in the process both students and educators learn (Moreillon, 9).
 The nature of classroom-library collaboration offers on-site, job-embedded professional development integrated into the daily practice of educators (Moreillon, 9).

Students receive more individualized attention because they're working with two teachers rather than just one ("Kindergarten Teacher").
 When educators collaborate for instruction they not only teach the skills of critical thinking, problem solving, collaborating, communication, ad information and media literacy, but they model them as well, and in the process both students and educators learn (Moreillon, 9).
Students learn research and information literacy skills in context with other curriculum requirements when teachers and librarians collaborate on lessons and projects ("Seventh Grade Language Arts Teacher").
Collaboration enables educators to take "superficial" level curriculum deeper ("Third Grade Teacher").
Librarian was able to provide students with needed materials including using ILL when needed and provided assistance with technology and note making (8th grade L.A. teacher Karen).
Collaboration with the teacher librarian expands the classroom teacher's instructional abilities ("Elementary Art Instructor".
Librarian assisted students in research, citations, and technology - an area the teacher did not feel as comfortable with (H.S. English teacher Sherri)
 Classroom teachers are able to learn new technology skills when they collaborate with the librarian ("Seventh Grade Social Studies Teacher").
Students benefited from two people discussing ideas of how to make the lesson better (H.S. English student teacher Kelly).
 Assisted each other in the creation of guidelines and rubrics to assess student work (H.S. English student teacher Kelly).
Allows students to use a common vocabulary across curriculum in other classes in terms of the writing process (8th grade L.A. teacher Karen).
 Librarian assisted in development of vague ideas - specifically assisted in digital storytelling using librarian's technology expertise (H.S. English teacher Sherri)
Information literacy can be embedded within the curriculum (McGregor, 201).
 Assisted each other in grading - teacher graded content, librarian graded citations (H.S. English student teacher Kelly).
Collaboration provides learning experiences that respond to learning needs, provide resources at point of need, and promote academic achievement (McGregor, 201).
 Allowed integration of writing process into art class (H.S. art teacher Dianne).

Provided opportunity to learn technology along with the students (7th grade S.S. teacher Pat)

Benefits to Administrators
 Benefits to Librarians
The higher the value put on a strong library program and teacher/librarian collaboration, the higher the student achievement rises (Lance, Rodney, and Schwartz, 16)
 Librarian has an overall view of school wide curriculum and can assist in implementation of information literacy (McGregor, 208-209).
Research shows that levels of student performance are related to the extent to which librarians engage in particular activities related to the teaching of information literacy and to the exercise of leadership, collaboration, and technology (Lance, 363).
 Builds personal relationships and a social community in the school (Schultz-Jones, 20).
In three separate research studies, individual students’ visits to the library media center correlated with test scores (Lance, 363).






Notes:*H.S. English teacher Sherri says just pulling books does not feel like collaboration.*8th grade L.A. teacher Karen says librarians can make teachers either feel completely unwelcome or have an open door policy and make teachers feel welcomed and encouraged to use the library.

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